Definition
蟠 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'coiled' or 'winding'. It cannot stand alone as a word and appears only in compounds, mostly in literary or mythological contexts. Common examples include 蟠桃 ('flat peach', also a kind of peach in legend) and 蟠龙 ('coiled dragon').
b.f.
(bound form) coiledwinding
Examples
- 蟠。Zhè zuò jiànzhù de zhùzi shàng diāokè zhe pán lóng.Coiled dragons are carved on the pillars of this building.
- 蟠。Huà lǐ yǒu yì tiáo pán lóng.There is a coiled dragon in the painting.
- 蟠。Nà tiáo shé pán qū zài shùzhī shàng.That snake coiled on the branch.
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